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stumbling blocke

stumbling blocke is the obsolete form of stumbling block.

Meaning of stumbling block

Noun

stumbling block (plural stumbling blocks)

  1. (idiomatic) A hindrance, obstacle or impediment; an opportunity for error.
    • Idioms are a common stumbling block for learners of a language.

Questions about stumbling blocke

What is stumbling blocke the obsolete form of?
Stumbling blocke is the obsolete form of stumbling block.

Words near stumbling blocke in the dictionary

  1. stumblin'
  2. stumbling
  3. stumbling across
  4. stumbling against
  5. stumbling block
  6. stumbling blocke
  7. stumbling blocks
  8. stumbling into
  9. stumbling on
  10. stumbling onto
  11. stumbling stock

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stumbling blocke (page history and authors); stumbling block (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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